The OncLive Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on available and investigational immunotherapies in lung cancer. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on updates with checkpoint inhibitors and the ongoing research with this type of treatment in non–small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer.
April 4th 2024
Data from the phase 2 KICKSTART trial of tomivosertib plus pembrolizumab do not support the combination's use in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.
Cemiplimab Plus Chemotherapy Approaches EU Approval for PD-L1+ NSCLC
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of cemiplimab-rwlc in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy as frontline treatment for adult patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer with PD-L1 expression of 1% or higher.
Chemoimmunotherapy Regimens Improve Long-term Outcomes in Small Cell Lung Cancer
December 18th 2022Stephen V. Liu, MD, discusses the effect of the FDA approval of atezolizumab on the development of other chemoimmunotherapy regimens and ongoing efforts to expand and individualize treatment options in small cell lung cancer.
Frontline Dostarlimab Shows Superior PFS vs Pembrolizumab in NSCLC
Treatment with dostarlimab (Jemperli) plus chemotherapy reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 30% compared with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus chemotherapy as a frontline treatment for patients with metastatic non-squamous non–small cell lung cancer.
Checkpoint Inhibitor Challenges Warrant Consideration for a Targeted Approach in NSCLC
In treating patients with locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer, one must consider multiple factors when deciding whether to treat them with immunotherapy or a targeted approach, even though the optimal treatment sequence has yet to be definitively established.
Treatment Options for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
September 28th 2022Melissa Johnson, MD, and Solange Peters, MD, review the available treatment options for stage I – III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and how the ESMO guidelines of patient management differ from the NCCN guidelines.
Galinpepimut-S Plus Nivolumab Extends Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
The combination of galinpepimut-S and nivolumab was found to extend survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who were either refractory to, or who had relapsed after, at least 1 line of standard therapy.
Adjuvant Atezolizumab Approved in Europe for High-Risk NSCLC With PD-L1 of ≥50%
The European Commission has approved atezolizumab for use as an adjuvant treatment following complete resection and platinum-based chemotherapy in adult patients with non–small cell lung cancer and a high risk of recurrence whose tumors do not have EGFR mutations or ALK alterations but have a PD-L1 expression of 50% or higher.
Pembrolizumab Produces Prolonged Survival in NSCLC With PD-L1 TPS ≥ 90%
June 7th 2022Treatment with frontline pembrolizumab demonstrated meaningful improvements in long-term survival in patients with EGFR- or ALK- wild-type non–small cell lung cancer and a tumor proportion score of at least 90% vs those with a tumor proportion score between 50% and 89%, according to 3-year findings from a correlative analysis.
Tiragolumab Plus Atezolizumab/Chemo Misses PFS End Point in Extensive-Stage SCLC
The addition of the anti-TIGIT immunotherapy tiragolumab to atezolizumab plus carboplatin/etoposide failed to significantly improve progression-free survival over atezolizumab/chemotherapy alone when used in the frontline treatment of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, missing the co-primary end point of the phase 3 SKYSCRAPER-02 trial.
Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Improves DFS in Stage IB to IIIA NSCLC, Irrespective of PD-L1 Expression
Pembrolizumab was found to significantly improve disease-free survival vs placebo when used in the adjuvant treatment of patients with stage IB to IIIA non–small cell lung cancer following surgical resection, meeting 1 of the dual primary end points of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-091 trial.